Apulum
Apulum may refer to: *The Latin name of Alba Iulia *Apulum (castra), the Roman fort of Alba Iulia *Apulum (conurbation), the civil settlements around the Roman fort *Apulum (company), a Romanian porcelain manufacturing company * Apulum (Acta Musei Apulensis), a periodical issued by the National Museum of Unification Alba Iulia *Apulum Alba Iulia, the former name of FC Unirea Alba Iulia Clubul Sportiv Municipal Unirea Alba Iulia, commonly known as Unirea Alba Iulia (), is a Romanian professional football club based in Alba Iulia, Alba County, founded in 1924 and currently playing in the Liga III. Among the greatest achievement ...

Apulum (conurbation)
The twin towns of Apulum were a major urban centre of Roman Dacia, nowadays completely covered by the city of Alba Iulia. They developed in the vicinity of the legionary fortress of Legio XIII Gemina: Colonia Aurelia Apulensis and Colonia Nova Apulensis. The conurbation extended over 140 ha in the 3rd century with an estimated population between 15,000 and 20,000. The two towns and the castrum, commonly referred together as Apulum, had numerous temples including five or six Mithraea and hosted the residence of the governor in charge of the Legio XIII Gemina and Legio V Macedonica, making it a ''de facto'' capital of the province of Dacia Apulensis and all of Roman Dacia after the residence had been moved from Sarmizegetusa. Apulum I Colonia Aurelia Apulensis was located south of the fortress on the bank of Marisus river and started as a ''pagus'' of Trajan's colony Ulpia Traiana Sarmizegetusa. It was upgraded to ''municipium'' Aurelium Apulense by Marcus Aurelius. Dur ...
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Alba Iulia
Alba Iulia (; or ''Carlsburg'', formerly ''Weißenburg''; ; ) is a city that serves as the seat of Alba County in the west-central part of Romania. Located on the river Mureș (river), Mureș in the historical region of Transylvania, it has a population of 64,227 (). During ancient times, the site was the location of the Roman camp Apulum (castra), Apulum. Since the High Middle Ages, the city has been the seat of Transylvania's Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Alba Iulia, Roman Catholic diocese. Between 1526 and 1570 it was the capital of the Eastern Hungarian Kingdom from which the Principality of Transylvania (1570–1711), Principality of Transylvania emerged by the Treaty of Speyer (1570), Treaty of Speyer in 1570 and it was the capital of the Principality of Transylvania (1570–1711), Principality of Transylvania until 1711. At one point it also was a center of the Eastern Orthodox Metropolitan of Transylvania with Suffragan diocese, suffragan to Vad, Cluj, Vad diocese.Maks ...
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Apulum (castra)
Apulum was a legionary fortress in the Roman province of Dacia from the 2nd to 4th centuries AD, located in today's Alba Iulia, Romania. It is the largest castrum in Romania, occupying 37.5 hectares (93 acres) (750 x 500 m). It was the base of the legion Legio XIII Gemina transferred there by Trajan to the newly conquered province of Dacia at the end of the war in 106. In the era of Hadrian (117-138 AD) and of Antoninus Pius (138-161 AD) it was rebuilt in stone. The city of Apulum grew up around the fortress, eventually becoming the capital of Roman Dacia. The legion was relocated in 271 to Dacia Aureliana when the northern Dacia province was evacuated The types of coins discovered See also * List of castra Castra (Latin, singular castrum) were military forts of various sizes used by the Roman army throughout the Empire in Europe, Asia and Africa. The largest castra were permanent legionary fortresses. Locations The disposition of the castra refl ... * ...
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Apulum (company)
Apulum, officially S.C. Apulum S.A. is a manufacturer of porcelain products, founded in Alba Iulia in 1970. It is Romania's largest porcelain producer and one of the main European exporters. See also * Porcelain manufacturing companies in Europe Porcelain manufacturing companies are firms which manufacture porcelain Porcelain (), also called china, is a ceramic material made by heating Industrial mineral, raw materials, generally including kaolinite, in a kiln to temperatures bet ... References Further reading * * * External links * Ceramics manufacturers Manufacturing companies of Romania Manufacturing companies established in 1970 Alba Iulia Privatized companies in Romania Romanian brands 1970 establishments in Romania Companies of Alba County {{Romania-company-stub ...
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Apulum (Acta Musei Apulensis)
Apulum may refer to: *The Latin name of Alba Iulia *Apulum (castra), the Roman fort of Alba Iulia *Apulum (conurbation), the civil settlements around the Roman fort *Apulum (company), a Romanian porcelain manufacturing company * Apulum (Acta Musei Apulensis), a periodical issued by the National Museum of Unification Alba Iulia *Apulum Alba Iulia, the former name of FC Unirea Alba Iulia Clubul Sportiv Municipal Unirea Alba Iulia, commonly known as Unirea Alba Iulia (), is a Romanian professional football club based in Alba Iulia, Alba County, founded in 1924 and currently playing in the Liga III. Among the greatest achievement ...

National Museum Of Unification Alba Iulia
The National Museum of the Union () is a history and archaeology museum in Alba-Iulia, Romania. History The museum was inaugurated in 1888 upon the initiative of the Historical, Archaeological and Natural Sciences Society of the Lower Alba County, having the famous archaeologist Adalbert Cserni as headmaster. In 1929, under the aegis of the Transylvanian Association for Romanian Literature and the Culture of the Romanian People, ASTRA Association, it was organized as the ''Museum of the Union''. Valuable artefacts further enriched the rich archaeological collections and a new collection of items belonging to the modern history of the Romanians was added. In 1938, under the lead of the historian Ion Berciu, the settlement came to be managed by the Romanian state under the new name of ''Alba Regional Museum''. In 1968, it underwent an ample reorganization, returning to its former name. Buildings The "Babylon" building is a historic monument built between 1851 and 1853, bearing ...
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